Volume XXXn
Issue 2
November 1994
In ‘Ihis Issue:
Homecoming 1994
Pride Is Correct
T\irkey Pin-Up
Denny Dent
Industrial Music
Monarch Shorts
Business Office Snafu
ODK Taps Six
by Claudia Herrara
Omicron Delta Kappa, a na
tional leadership honor society,
tapped six people at the end of
October.
"Tapping" is a formal invita
tion to join ODK, but the official
initiation will be on Nov. 17 at
Hensdale Chapel. Those selected
were Timothy Benfleld, William
Capobianco, Shaun Cucciardi,
Marie Lakin, Todd Lyden and
Bethany Surridge.
ODK selects members who
excel in academics, athletics, cam
pus and community service, arts,
journalism, campus government,
speech, and social and religious
activities. Students must excel in
three of these areas.
Emphasis is placed on the de
velopment of the whole person as
a member of the college commu
nity and contributor to a better
society.
Current ODK members are
Cassie Paugh, president; Dan
Devlin, Jr., vice president; and
Tammy Murphy, former president
and student advisor.
Me Police Issue DWI
by Tina Mickel
On Oct. 22, the eve of
Homecoming, the MC Police
Department issued a DWI ci
tation to a student, perhaps the
first on this campus.
When asked for informa
tion about the incident, Mr.
Wilford Saunders, director of
MC security, stated that "the
case is presently in litigation,
and it is not completed; there
fore, I can not give any infor
mation regarding this case."
MC GOES ON-LINE
by Jim Mahan
Methodist College has been chosen along with nine additional North
Carolina colleges to share a two-year, $284,000 grant to connect these
schools to Internet, a global information network.
These connections will provide students and faculty members with
the ability to access data bases from around the world, effectively
increasing the size of our reference library far beyond what could be held
in a single campus facility.
The grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation to
MCNC, a non-profit organization located in the Research Triangle.
MCNC has developed the North Carolina Research and Education data
network, and Methodist will join a total of 53 post-secondary institutions
currently on-line. MCNC will provide technical and training support
during the period of the contract to insure users are properly trained in
the system.
Methodist has had access to Internet for several years but was limited
to one terminal which is located in the library. The monies from the grant
will expand the system by linking terminals across the school allowing
simultaneous use by many operators located in the computer labs.
Students can use the service to locate information, exchange ideas,
communicate with research partners across the country or even commu
nicate with users in other countries.
The projected installation completion time is January or February
for Methodist College, and the library is the only place with a currently
operational terminal. Interested persons should contact Ms. Susan
Pulsipher in the library for demonstration of the system.
Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC 28311
Goldsboro Job Fair '94
by Jason Kemp
On Nov. 1, the Eastern North Carolina Alliance hosted the 1994 Job
Fair in Goldsboro, a central location for all four colleges in attendance:
Methodist, Mount Olive, Barton, and N.C. Wesleyan.
Many companies attended, including American Express, Sprint
Cellular, and the Chesterfield County Police Department, who were
looking to fill a variety of jobs. Each company interviewed thirteen
students for thirty minutes. To be chosen for an interview, one had to be
a senior or alumni and had to submit a resume to one of the companies
attending the fair. Paula Miller, Director of Career Planning and
Placement at Methodist, said "this year's fair was very competitive."
Students participating in the Job Fair gained experience in writing a
resume, interviewing, and contacting an employer.
John Keso Leaves
Methodist College
According to a memo re
leased from Vice President
Alan Coheley's office, Mr. John
Keso resigned as the Director
of Financial Aid on Oct. 24.
Ms. Bonnie Adamson, As
sociate Director of Admissions,
will assume this position on
Nov. 17.
Pride attempted to reach
Mr. Keso for comment but was
unsuccessful in its efforts.
Continuum
by Claudia Herrera
"Continuum" by Paul Lanier,
Jr. is presently being featured at the
Mallett-Rogers Gallery.
Three rooms of colorful paint
ings and pencil drawings center on
themes of race or religion.
Throughout the rooms, mounted
philosophical sayings add mean
ing to the art: forexample, "Weare
here and it is now" by H.L.
Mencken and also "Man's main
task in life is to give birth to him
self by Erich Fromm.
"Creation" is a charcoal chalk
and pastel drawing of an egg treated
with abstract designs. In the center
of the egg, these designs form the
shape of a cross on a grey and green
background.
"Firmament" is a drawing that
is divided into five planes. Most of
the planes have different faces go
ing in various directions with con
trasting backgrounds. All build to
the fifth which is the sun.
The exhibits open weekdays
from 2-4 p.m. through Nov. 11.
Most of the art work is for sale with
prices ranging from $40 to $ 1,000.
Alumni Honor Four
The MC Alumni Associa
tion presented distinguished ser
vice awards to four persons at
the Homecoming dinner Oct.
22. Awards and their recipients
are as follows:
Mr. R. Parker Wilson - Out
standing Faculty Award
Maj. Gen. James Link - Dis
tinguished Alumnus of 1994
Mr. George Small - Out
standing Alumni Service Award
Mr. Howard Lupton - MC
Alumni Association President's
Plaque.